The North Polk Comets will face off against the Carlisle Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carlisle will take on a team with plenty of momentum: North Polk extended their winning streak to five on Thursday. The Comets' pitchers stepped up to hand Ankeny a 12-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Carlisle got the win against Ballard on Wednesday by a conclusive 10-2. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly eight runs.
Carlisle is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games. As for North Polk, they pushed their record up to 29-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
North Polk beat Carlisle 5-0 in their previous matchup back in May. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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